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Reasons For This Are Not Clear.             Based on Bloomberg Law’s Workload and Hours survey, conducted from July 27, 2022 – August 19,2022, survey respondents in the 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55,64, and 65+ age groups reported on the number of yearly non-billable hours they worked.  Here are the totals, and no real reason emerged for […]

$1.1 Billion Settlement Was At Issue.             We can report that a Miami-Dade Circuit Judge recently awarded plaintiffs’ counsel in the Florida condominium collapse case about $70 million-plus in attorney’s fees. They had requested $100 million in a case producing a $1.1 billion settlement paid for about 37 sources (including insurance carriers).

She Asked For $3.46 Million In Fees.             Even though not winning all of her claims against Amazon, a female employee who won a disparate treatment claim based on pregnancy accommodation issues to the tune of about $309,500 in damages also requested a fees award of $3.46 million as prevailing party.  The trial court agreed

California Appellate Law Podcast.         Because we have published our attorney's fees blog since 2008, Mike and Marc were recently interviewed by Tim Kowal and Jeff Lewis, the creators of the California Appellate Law Podcast. Thanks, Tim and Jeff for the opportunity to speak about attorney's fees. Our interview is the 28th episode of their

Motion Has Been Filed And Unsealed, With Opposition Due In The Future.             Just to show you how civil discovery is a financially draining part of litigation and is also the source of substantial sanctions motion for delay, one only needs to look at a motion filed by Plaintiffs in a privacy class action against

First Amendment Won Out In This One.             According to an article in the May 20, 2021 issue of The Orange County Register (online version here), Fullerton City’s Council last week voted to settle a lawsuit it filed against two bloggers for publishing certain information which the City claimed was stolen (later found out not

Much Of That Overhead Was Law Firm And Claim Administration Expenses.             In a May 7, 2021 article in The Orange County Register, KQED News has reported that 90% the funds from a trust set up to compensate victims in the Camp/Paradise fires, in its first year of operations, was spent on overhead, including attorneys,